Oi a dushko solodenka, dai ze meni znaty,
Ta yak budesh sama doma nichku nochuvaty.
Ta yak budesh sama doma, ne bude nikoho,
Shchoby-s mene ne zradyla, hlopci molodoho.
A yak mene, kaze, zradysh, sama marne zhynesh,
Doliv richkov bystrenkoyu na Dunai poplynesh.
Ta yak Dunai pshenychenka, yak Dunai, yak Dunai,
Ta shcho-s, myla, narobyla, teper sy podumai.
Ta shcho-s, myla, narobyla, na medu pidpyvshy,
Ta shcho budem v zymi yisty, v liti ne robyvshy?
Oi budemo snizok yisty, vodu popyvaty,
Oi koly-smo ne hotily v liti uprivaty.